Architectural Measurement System

Architectural Acoustics

Architectural acoustics encompasses the fields of building acoustics and room acoustics. Building acoustics focuses on sound transmission through walls, doors and floors. Room acoustics focuses on the behaviour of sound inside a room.

Please review our Glossary of Acoustic Terms

ROOM ACOUSTICS

In a room, good acoustics require a design that is fit for purpose, such as easy communication and a high degree of intelligibility in office spaces or long reverberation times in concert halls. Issues with acoustics are normally caused by sound being reflected too much, too little or in the wrong direction.

BUILDING ACOUSTICS

To limit noise from entering a room, or to understand the degree to which it penetrates, building acoustics come into play. Here we focuses on sound transmission through walls and entrances, such as noise from people or outside vehicles.